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The 1892 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maine voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term. Harrison won the state by a margin of 12.79%.
With 54.05% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Harrison's second strongest victory in terms of percentage of the popular vote after Vermont.[1]
Results[edit]
| 1892 United States presidential election in Maine[2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana | Whitelaw Reid of New York | 62,936 | 54.05% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland of New York | Adlai Ewing Stevenson I of Illinois | 48,049 | 41.26% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | John Bidwell of California | James Cranfill of Texas | 3,066 | 2.63% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Populist | James Baird Weaver of Iowa | James Gaven Field of Virginia | 2,396 | 2.05% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| N/A | Others | Others | 4 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 116,451 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county[edit]
| County | Benjamin Harrison[3] Republican |
Stephen Grover Cleveland[3] Democratic |
John Bidwell[4] Prohibition |
James Baird Weaver[5] People's |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Androscoggin | 4,326 | 52.47% | 3,452 | 41.87% | 200 | 2.43% | 266 | 3.23% | 874 | 10.60% | 8,244 |
| Aroostook | 2,893 | 54.18% | 1,917 | 35.90% | 505 | 9.46% | 25 | 0.47% | 976 | 18.28% | 5,340 |
| Cumberland | 9,165 | 51.85% | 8,050 | 45.54% | 370 | 2.09% | 92 | 0.52% | 1,115 | 6.31% | 17,677 |
| Franklin | 1,964 | 55.50% | 1,456 | 41.14% | 83 | 2.35% | 36 | 1.02% | 508 | 14.35% | 3,539 |
| Hancock | 3,330 | 53.65% | 2,654 | 42.76% | 81 | 1.30% | 142 | 2.29% | 676 | 10.89% | 6,207 |
| Kennebec | 6,165 | 57.27% | 4,094 | 38.03% | 289 | 2.68% | 217 | 2.02% | 2,071 | 19.24% | 10,765 |
| Knox | 2,321 | 46.23% | 2,136 | 42.54% | 92 | 1.83% | 472 | 9.40% | 185 | 3.68% | 5,021 |
| Lincoln | 2,018 | 53.44% | 1,585 | 41.98% | 101 | 2.67% | 72 | 1.91% | 433 | 11.47% | 3,776 |
| Oxford | 3,520 | 56.12% | 2,491 | 39.72% | 149 | 2.38% | 112 | 1.79% | 1,029 | 16.41% | 6,272 |
| Penobscot | 6,571 | 55.78% | 4,516 | 38.33% | 358 | 3.04% | 336 | 2.85% | 2,055 | 17.44% | 11,781 |
| Piscataquis | 1,909 | 58.02% | 1,249 | 37.96% | 96 | 2.92% | 36 | 1.09% | 660 | 20.06% | 3,290 |
| Sagadahoc | 2,265 | 61.27% | 1,278 | 34.57% | 96 | 2.60% | 58 | 1.57% | 987 | 26.70% | 3,697 |
| Somerset | 3,777 | 54.60% | 2,872 | 41.51% | 152 | 2.20% | 117 | 1.69% | 905 | 13.08% | 6,918 |
| Waldo | 2,503 | 50.89% | 2,151 | 43.74% | 55 | 1.12% | 209 | 4.25% | 352 | 7.16% | 4,918 |
| Washington | 3,817 | 54.79% | 2,906 | 41.71% | 174 | 2.50% | 70 | 1.00% | 911 | 13.08% | 6,967 |
| York | 6,387 | 53.20% | 5,237 | 43.62% | 261 | 2.17% | 121 | 1.01% | 1,150 | 9.58% | 12,006 |
| Totals | 62,931 | 54.06% | 48,044 | 41.27% | 3,062 | 2.63% | 2,381 | 2.05% | 14,887 | 12.79% | 116,418 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "1892 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "1892 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Géoelections; presidential election of 1892 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ Géoelections; Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ Géoelections; Popular Vote for John Bidwell (.xlsx file for €15)
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